tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post4990899074094660440..comments2024-03-28T17:25:17.827+07:00Comments on Thai 101: The MK dance: fun or embarassing?Rikkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196282287835224940noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post-9816758040259684422009-01-23T17:25:00.000+07:002009-01-23T17:25:00.000+07:00That was my first thought too--whoever thought thi...That was my first thought too--whoever thought this up obviously doesn't have to do it every day. :PRikkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196282287835224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post-53450664225961448992009-01-23T17:19:00.000+07:002009-01-23T17:19:00.000+07:00Agree, that job must kinda suck to be forced to da...Agree, that job must kinda suck to be forced to dance like that, with a smile on your face to boot. Maybe the management who thought it up should be made to dance like that in front of the customers too.<BR/>PS had a steamboat in Isaan once and got food poisoning. Make sure it's cooked properly! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post-56452414009276404762009-01-20T08:22:00.000+07:002009-01-20T08:22:00.000+07:00Was out for dinner at MK earlier this month and th...Was out for dinner at MK earlier this month and they were doing the routine.<BR/><BR/>Kinda enjoyed it. And all the patrons gave an appreciative round of applause when it was over.<BR/><BR/>Yes, some of the staff were noticeably more embarrassed while some took it in their stride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post-1166851157445975062009-01-19T23:10:00.000+07:002009-01-19T23:10:00.000+07:00I have also seen that many of MK employees don't e...I have also seen that many of MK employees don't enjoy the little dance. But I don't think it's that bad. I don't think their normal tasks are much more fun than doing the dance and they are also not smiling all the time when doing their normal work. There are many things people do which are not very useful. For instance, when people enter or leave the Hachiban restaurant over here the employees scream (thank you/goodbye) so loud that it looks scary. It think the MK dance just breaks the routine and it's fun for some first time customers. What was much worse was the 60 seconds action in Mac Donalds (I think that was about 2 years ago). Every cashier had a digital countdown clock which was started by the customer. Employees were screaming and running like mad so they wouldn't need to give you a free burger if they didn't get your order finished within 60 seconds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post-37790583590975912362009-01-19T22:38:00.000+07:002009-01-19T22:38:00.000+07:00I didn't think they were still doing this dance. I...I didn't think they were still doing this dance. It used to be performed on the hour, but last few times I've eaten at MK, I haven't seen it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe some branches have done away with the practice.<BR/><BR/>A couple of times I've noticed the male workers really getting into the dancing more than the female employees. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I just thought it was funny.<BR/><BR/>I do enjoy the MK commercials and are all consistently pretty good quality.<BR/><BR/>My favorite filmmaker Wisit Sasanatieng did one a few years back. The link I had to it is dead now, but it involved a little boy giving a speech at school about his father's work as quality-control inspector for MK. So dad is getting up close and personal with ducks, fish and produce. As you can expect from Wisit's work, it was vividly colorful and very whimsical. I think Wisit might have also had a hand in <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd8jj6e_ZhY" REL="nofollow">this commercial</A>, which introduced the "Gin allay, gin allay ... bye gin MK" song into Thai pop culture.<BR/><BR/>Darn, now I'm hungry, but I don't think there's an MK open now.Wise Kwaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462741207572023832noreply@blogger.com